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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

MANILA, Philippines – In the Senate hearing for the probe into the kidnap-slay of a Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo on January 26, 2016 it was exposed that SPO3 Ricky Sta. Isabel, a non-commissioned police officer accused of kidnapping and killing South Korean businessman Jee had a net worth of over P20 million according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

When Sen. Grace Poe asked Sta. Isabel how much is his salary he said it was only Php8,000 but his wife is earning big money on their business (Insurance and Western Union payment center and a payment outlet) however, he cannot explain how they got the capital for those businesses.

According to Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Director Roel Obusan, Sta. Isabel reported a net worth of over P20 million in 2014, based on PNP records.

In 2015, he had over P17 million in assets, Obusan said. The PNP has no immediate record of his 2016 net worth.

Sta. Isabel owns at least 5 house and lots, a 4-story commercial building, a 3 lots in Caloocan City. He also owns a Hilux, a Vios, and two motorcycles.

As Senior Police Officer 3 (SP03), Sta. Isabel should have a base monthly pay of P25,394, according to data from the PNP. His annual taxable income is over P350,000.

Jinky, the wife of SPO3 Ricky Sta. Isabel, insists her husband was just a fall guy in the kidnap-slay of Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo. TV5 SCREENSHOT

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The ashes of kidnapped South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo (left) were reportedlyfound at Gream Funeral Services, a crematorium owned by a former police officer

Three South Korean tourists who are golfers were a victim of hoodlum Philippine Policemen they robbed and extorted money from them and senior police officer said that they suspected larger racket targeting tourists from these wayward cops.

The announcement fueled fears of police abuse under the cover of President Duterte’s deadly war on crime, after authorities announced last week that policemen murdered a South Korean businessman then extorted money from his wife.

“They came to the Philippines just to play golf but they went through a traumatic experience,” said Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, a regional police head.

He said the three South Koreans were staying at an upscale gated community in Angeles City, Pampanga province, when policemen barged into their house under the pretext of carrying out an illegal gambling raid last December 30, 2016.

They robbed the Koreans of their computers, jewelry, golf clubs, golf shoes and P10,000, according to Aquino. He said the three South Koreans were then held at a police station for about 8 hours until a friend paid P300,000 for their freedom.

The three victims reported the incident to the South Korean Embassy, which informed the Philippine National Police, Aquino said.

This led to an investigation that found seven policemen were involved, according to Aquino, who said the men faced dismissal from service.

However, he said the offending officers would not face criminal charges because that would require the South Koreans, who had left the country, to return to the Philippines.“They don’t want to come back. They are terrified,” he said.

The crime happened in the same gated subdivision where policemen abducted a South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo last October. He was abducted in a fake antidrug operation he was strangled to death inside Camp Crame, the PNP national headquarters in Quezon City, but his wife, thinking he was alive, later paid about P5 million in ransom.

There are criminals in the street of Metro Manila who are pretending to be officers from Land Transportation Office (LTO) and they are victimizing motorist. Feliz Marie Galpao posted that she was almost victimized by a fake LTO officer. She narrated that the suspect has been following them along Makati – Magallanes route and they failed to take him seriously because he’s not wearing proper uniform and he's just wearing jacket.

"We were along Makati – Magallanes when this “LTO guy” motioned us to stop. When we opened the window he was already shouting at us. Galit na galit, kanina pa daw nya kami pinapahinto pero “tinatakbuhan” namin sya. Yes, nakita namin sya before BUT we did not realize na pinapara nya kami. We were not paying attention to him since he does not look like an officer at hindi kita ang uniporme. He was wearing a jacket! Hindi talaga namin napansin”. Ms. Galpao narrated.

The fake officer was angry because they failed to stop, Ms. Galpao asked if there's a problem.

However, when Ms. Galpao asked for mission order and ID, the fake officer cannot show anything to prove that he’s indeed an LTO officer. He just started to rant to his victims and even challenged them to call the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte.

She also recorded a cellphone video of the suspect who insisted that his victims trying to flee from him, but it has now been set to private.

The victims wanted to avoid more trouble and not escalate the situation surrendered her driver’s license to the suspect, but the fake officer didn’t gave any ticket to them. Luckily, a real Skyway Patrol Officer showed up clarified that the suspect is not their member and only trying to extort money from other people. They also got their license back from the suspect.

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[globalfildiaspora] dan and jojo, noted and all these groups have
copies of this exchange of emails among us and them. thanks Mely Re: To
Susan/other egroups, here are the email addresses of those in the US
that people can contact re rallies Fwd: These are some suggested
PLACARDS for the Nov 30 rally

Hi Meldy,Some Ateneo Alumni groups in the US, specially in the New York area, are asking for contact info in the US cities. They would want to participate in the rallies. Would you have the contact info of organizers I can pass on to them?-Thanks...Susan Q.